Pearly-Thinaah fall after long, testing duel against Koreans


M. Thinaah and Pearly Tan

PETALING JAYA: Women's doubles shuttlers Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah's run in the China Masters ended after they went down to South Korea's Baek Ha-na-Lee So-hee in the quarter-finals.

Pearly-Thinaah had a good opportunity to win when they led 20-17 in the third game but could not hold on and lost 21-23, 21-19, 20-22 in an energy sapping 88-minute match at the Shenzhen Arena on Friday (Sept 19).

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